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For a complete list of college, career, and job books, check out the Quintessential Careers Bookstore.

 

Note: You can read reviews of some of these books in our Quintessential Reading: Career and Job Book Reviews section of Quintessential Careers.

 

Before beginning your search, you might want to check out this article, published as part of the 15th anniversary of Quintessential Careers: 15 Indispensable Career and Job-Search Books.

 

b>Industry-Specific Resources: Find some great industry-specific "niche" job sites in our Career and Job Resources -- by Industry.

 

 

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See also our collection of Green Job, Green-Collar Workforce, Green Economy Books.

 

 

About Administrative/Secretarial Jobs/Careers:

Administrative and Executive Assistant Career Starter, by Shirley Tarbell (Learning Express).

 

Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career, by Heather Beckel (Warner Business).

 

The New Executive Assistant: Advice for Succeeding in Your Career, by Melba J. Duncan (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Administrative Assistant Careers, by Blanche Ettinger (McGraw-Hill).

 

About Arts/Writing/Performing Arts Jobs/Careers:

100 Careers in the Music Business , by Tanja Crouch (Barrons).

 

The Art of Voice Acting: The Craft and Business of Performing for Voice-Over, by James R. Alburger (Focal Press).

 

Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music, by Angela Myles Beeching (Oxford University Press).

 

The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People, by Carol Eikleberry (Ten Speed Press).

 

A Career Handbook for TV, Radio, Film, Video & Interactive Media, by Shiona Liewellyn (A&C Black).

 

Career Opportunities for Writers, by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Janet Frick (Facts on File).

 

Career Opportunities in Journalism, by Jan Goldberg (VGM).

 

Career Opportunities in Television and Cable, by T. Allan Taylor and James Robert Parish (Checkmark).

 

Career Opportunities in Television, Cable, Video, and Multimedia, by Maxine K. Reed and Robert M. Reed (Facts on File).

 

Career Opportunities in Theater and Performing Arts, by Shelly Field (Facts on File).

 

Career Opportunities in the Music Industry, by Shelly Field (Checkmark).

 

Careers in Writing, by Blythe Camenson (VGM).

 

Creative Careers: Paths for Aspiring Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers, by Elaina Loveland (SuperCollege).

 

Creative Careers in Music, by Josquin Des Pres and Mark Landsman (Allworth).

 

Great Jobs for Music Majors, by Jan Goldberg, Stephen E. Lambert and Julie Degalan (NTC).

 

Great Jobs for Theater Majors, by Robert A. Carter, S. by Jan Goldberg (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Publishing Careers, by Robert A. Carter, S. William Pattis, and Blythe Camenson (VGM).

 

About Attorney/Legal Jobs/Careers:

Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers in the New Millennium, by Heidi McNeil Staudenmailer (ABA Publishing).

 

The Happy Lawyer: How to Gain More Satisfaction, Suffer Less Stress, and Enjoy Higher Earnings in Your Law Practice, by Larry Schreiter (Shiloh Publishers).

 

The Lawyer's Career Change Handbook: More Than 300 Things You Can do with a Law Degree, by Hindi Greenberg (Avon).

 

Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers, by Gary A. Munneke (ABA).

 

Paralegal Careers, by Angela Schneeman (Delmar Publishing).

 

What Can You Do with a Law Degree? A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law, by Deborah Arron (Niche Press).

 

The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book: A Survival Guide, by Thomas Josef Messinger (Fine Print Press).

 

About Business Jobs/Careers:

Breaking into Advertising: How to Market Yourself Like a Professional, by Jeanette Smith (Petersons Guides).

 

Career Opportunities in Banking, Finance, and Insurance, by Thomas P. Fitch (Checkmark Books).

 

Career Opportunities in the Retail and Wholesale Industry, by Shelly Field (Facts on File).

 

Careers in Advertising, by S. William Pattis (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers in International Business, by Ed Halloran (McGraw-Hill).

 

Discovering Your Career in Business, by Timothy Butler, Ph.D. with James Waldroop, Ph.D. (Perseus Press).

 

Opportunities in Banking Careers, by Adrian A. Paradis and Margaret Gisler (VGM).

 

Opportunities in Financial Careers, by Michael Sumichrast and Martin A. Sumichrast (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Marketing Careers, by Margery Steinberg (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Property Management Careers, by Mariwyn Evans (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Retailing Careers, by Roslyn Dolber (McGraw-Hill).

 

Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking (Vault Reports).

 

Vault Career Guide to Marketing and Brand Management (Vault Reports).

 

About Cyber/IT/Technological Jobs/Careers:

Career Opportunities in Computers and Cyberspace, by Henry Henderson (Facts on File).

 

Careers in Computers, by Lila B. Stair and Leslie Stair (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers for Computer Buffs & Other Technological Types, by Marjorie Elberts, Margaret Gisler, and Maria Olson (VGM Career Horizons).

 

Careers for Cybersurfers & Other Online Types, by Marjorie Elberts and Rachel Kelsey (McGraw-Hill).

 

Get Your IT Career In Gear!, by Leslie Jaye Goff (McGraw-Hill).

 

How to Start a Career in Information Technology, by Ian K. Fisher (Ian K. Fisher).

 

Information Technology Jobs in America (William Briggs Publishing).

 

About Education-Related Jobs/Careers:

The Academic Career Handbook, by Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcom Tight (Open University Press).

 

The Academic Job Search Handbook, by Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick (University of Pennsylvania Press).

 

The Adjunct Professor's Guide to Success: Surviving and Thriving in the College Classroom, by Richard Lyons, Marcella L. Kyslika, and George E. Pawlas (Allyn & Bacon).

 

Career Opportunities in Education, by Susan Echaore-McDavid (Checkmark Books).

 

The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: A Portable Mentor for Scholars from Graduate School Through Tenure, by John A. Goldsmith, John Komlos, and Penny Schine Gold (University of Chicago Press).

 

How to Get the Teaching Job You Want: The Complete Guide for College Graduates, Returning Teachers and Career Changers, by Robert Feirsen and Seth Weitzman (Stylus Publishing).

 

How to Succeed in Academics, by Edward R. B. and Linda McCabe (Academic Press).

 

Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job: The Most Effective Search Methods for Both New and Experienced Educators, by Jack Warner, Clyde Bryan, and Diane Warner (Jist).

 

Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman's Guide to Surviving in the Academic World, by Paula Caplan (University of Toronto Press).

 

Teacher Interviews: How to Get Them and How to Get Hired!, by Robert William Pollock (Advanta).

 

About Federal Jobs/Careers:

The Book of U.S. Government Jobs: Where They Are, What's Available, and How to Get One, by Dennis V. Damp (Bookhaven Press).

 

A Guide to America's Federal Jobs: Where the Jobs Are and New Ways to Get Them (Jist).

 

The Student's Federal Career Guide: 10 Steps to Find and Win Top Government Jobs and Internships, by Kathryn K. Troutman and Emily K. Troutman (The Resume Place).

 

Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Navigating the Federal Job System, Writing Federal Resumes, KSAs and Cover Letters with a Mission, by Kathryn K. Troutman and Laura Sachs (The Resume Place).

 

About Health Professional/Healthcare Jobs/Careers:

Anatomy of a Job Search: A Nurse's Guide to Finding and Landing the Job You Want, by Jeanna Bozel (Springhouse).

 

Career Opportunities in Health Care, by Shelly Field (Facts on File).

 

Careers in Alternative Medicine, by Alan Steinfeld (Rosen Publishing).

 

Careers in Health Care, by Barbara Swanson (McGraw-Hill).

 

Health Care Job Explosion: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator, by Dennis V. Damp (Bookhaven).

 

The Medical Job Interview: Secrets for Success, by Colin John Mumford (Blackwell).

 

Opportunities in Medical Imaging Careers, by Sherry J. Clifford, Ph.D. and Robert S. Ledley (McGraw-hill).

 

Opportunities in Occupational Therapy Careers, by Zona R. Weeks (McGraw-hill).

 

Opportunities in Physical Therapy Careers, by Bernice R. Krumhansl (McGraw-hill).

 

Resumes for Health and Medical Careers (McGraw-Hill).

 

Resumes for the Health Care Professional, by Kim Marino (Wiley).

 

Top 100 Health Care Careers: Your Complete Guidebook To Training And Jobs In Allied Health, Nursing, Medicine, by Saul Wischnitzer and Edith Wischnitzer (Jist).

 

The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine and the Health Professions: Pathways to Medicine in the 21st Century, by Saul Wischnitzer and Edith Wischnitzer (Yale University press).

 

About Sports Jobs/Careers:

Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry: A Comprehensive Guide to the Exciting Careers Open to You in the Sports Industry, by Shelly Field (Checkmark).

 

Careers for Health Nuts & Others Who Like to Stay Fit, by Blythe Camenson (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types, by William Ray Heitzmann (McGraw-Hill).

 

The Dream Job: Sports Publicity, Promotion and Marketing, by Melvin Helitzer (University Sports Press).

 

Opportunities in Sports and Fitness Careers, by William Ray Heitzmann (McGraw-Hill).

 

About Science/Environment/Outdoor Jobs/Careers:

Alternative Careers in Science (Academic Press).

 

Careers in Science, by Thomas Easton (McGraw-Hill).

 

The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century, by Kevin Doyle (Island Press).

 

The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World (Island Press).

 

Great Jobs for Biology Majors, by Blythe Camenson, Stephen E. Lambert, and Julie Ann Degalan (McGraw-Hill).

 

Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors, by Julie DeGalan and Bryon Middlekauff (McGraw-Hill).

 

Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science, by Karen Young Kreeger (Hemisphere Publications).

 

Jump Start Your Career in BioScience, by Chandra B. Louise (Peer Productions).

 

Opportunities in Biological Science Careers, by Charles A. Winter and Kathleen Belikoff (McGraw-Hill).

 

Outdoor Careers: Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields, by Ellen Shenk (Stackpole).

 

Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists, by Peter S. Fiske, Ph.D. (American Geophysical Union).

 

Sunshine Jobs: Career Opportunities, Working Outdoors, by Tom Steinstra, Robyn Schlueter, and Jane Connaughton (Live Oak).

 

About Travel and Hospitality-Related Jobs/Careers:

Careers in Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality, by Marjorie Eberts, Linda Brothers, and Ann Gisler (McGraw-Hill).

 

How To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship, by Don H. Kennedy (Careersource).

 

Jobs for Travel Lovers, by Ron Krannich, Ph.D. (Impact).

 

Opportunities in Hotel and Motel Management Careers, by Shepard Henkin, Darryl Hartley-Leonard, and Marguerite Duffy (McGraw-Hill).

 

Working on Cruise Ships, by Sandra Bow (Seven Hills).

 

All Other Types of Jobs/Careers:

100 Best Careers for Crime Fighting, by Mary Price Lee, Richard S. Lee, Carol Beam, and Carol Dilks (Macmillan).

 

The Back Door Guide to Short Term Job Adventures: Internships, Extraordinary Experiences, Seasonal Jobs, Volunteering, Work Abroad, by Michael Landes (Ten Speed).

 

Careers for Animal Lovers, by Louise Miller (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers for Extroverts & Other Gregarious Types, by Jan Goldberg (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers for Homebodies & Other Independent Souls, by Jan Goldberg (McGraw-Hill).

 

Careers in Child Care, by Marjorie Eberts and Margaret Gisler (VGM).

 

Careers in Criminology, by Marilyn Morgan (Lowell House).

 

Careers in Child Care, by Mary Bowman-Kruhm, Ed.D. (Rosen Publishing).

 

Careers in Trucking, by Donald D. Schauer (Rosen Publishing).

 

Careers in Waste Management, by Scott Harrison and Allison J. Ross (Rosen Publishing).

 

Careers with Animals: Exploring Occupations Involving Dogs, Horses, Cats, Birds, Wildlife, And Exotics, by Ellen Shenk (Stackpole Boks).

 

Great Jobs for History Majors, by Julie Ann DeGalan and Stephen E. Lambert (McGraw-Hill).

 

A Guide to Careers in Community Development, by Alice Shabecoff and Paul C. Brophy (Island Press).

 

Job-Hunting for Pilots: Networking Your Way to a Flying Job, by Gregory N. Brown (Aviation Supplies & Academics).

 

Making A Living While Making A Difference, by Melissa Everett (New Society Publishers).

 

Opportunities in Architecture Careers, by Robert J. Piper, Richard D. Rush, and Joseph P. Giattina (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Gerontology and Aging Services, by Ellen Williams (McGraw-Hill).

 

Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers, by James Stinchcomb (McGraw-Hill).

 

Professional Pilot Career Guide, by Robert P. Mark (McGraw-Hill).

 

Work Your Way Around the World, by Susan Griffith (Vacation Work Publications).

 


 

 

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